The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-06-11

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commission as authorized by the Legisla-
,ure' Gov. Clarke was arrested day Oh
Two afterwards. 9udge 1. ). wharton
Declined to serve on the commission,
having been commissioner OF the state
OF MISSISSIPPI 10 the otate OF tennessee
TO present ehe question or secession 10
that state. Judge eharkey ana Judge
Ierger selected aamiiton 70 accompany
them IN place OF 0%oge wharton, Da'
having lett Tor his home IN WoeaVit,e,
ne was telegrapned Ior ana met !he
commission at VlcksDurg, ana proceeded
10 washington win theu. AS resui.
OF their deh6erations' Judge onalkey
was appointed provisional governor -
the state OF MISSISSIPPI oy freslaeh,
johnson, ana the coan!llssiol ieIurne..
nome. Hamilton relha'neu so'lie iilolt''s
with 1oV' onsfkey as ms prlva'e oecre-
tary. when ne iels ana "ent to New
orleans, La, havlns lIsesCGu n. WIN nn, solie
,rienos IN slaftinS Tue ~ James notel.
Durlng the tine 'na1 he was as WIZ n., oos'
eharKey; prior 10 go,ng ~ meT torost n,ieas
ne purchased 'ne coh.lol,ln iu'eitSG .;n Al
the olarlon' 4iorme,,y :ne Eas1e:n I:na o,aiioa
then locatea al Metioian' iE1;, Vs., aNu :.
removed ~ 70 Jachson, anu ,es es.aosm.o ana ~ at
there unoeI the .pat'ileiship ma nane W vi
shannon, hsmlllol, " ~, wlios' illnl .la
was elected hrsC p4ollc printers @ ai'ei .he .iie
surrender. ny tlle hesis'aturci ~ IT, upoh .ne
lnaugeratloh Oh uov. D; ". nu.lplieys
lie subsequently oought nuI 1nannoh'
ana became associated @ ~ 'ile % puo'lca'l"h rl
OF inc paper as ' liainilton' .;;. lG"el ~ w. W..
In 1901 he closea GU. his en'15o ns, ihu iis' is
IN that paper 10 rover ana barksaa'e'
and has had no interest IN any paper
since. Col, Hamilton was one OF the
first organizers OF the Mlsslsslppi ffess
Association. and ut lts irst meetlhg IN
Jackson, MISS, ne was electea the h1s'
annual orator ny the AssoclaIloh; lh
1868 ne became insefestea IN me o9me
mission house OF scout, cage a TO-, OF
New Orleans. lie ieft New orleans IN
December 1869, ior jackson, MISS, where
he mas resided ever since, for more Inan
four years he served as deputy Auditor
OF the State OF Mississippi.
The Legislature OF 1876 PROVIDED 1or
the Leasing OF the state Penltentiary, aod
Hamilton and Hebron became the iessees'
he held that lease for44 years, ana when
1t was re'Ieased by the state IN loog, ne
again became one OF the iessees' as lam
liton, Alien q Co.. ana remalIea IN
charge OF the prison management untii
the Legislature, at Its session In 1850
transferred the lease TO the 1uif ana Sh'p
Island hallroad company. Az tne'r
organization preparatory to assuming
chargeof the penitentlary, Coi. Hamiiton
was elected General Manager OF tte
auif aud ohip lsiaho haiiroaa company,
and has renamed IN charse OF inc prison
since. during an these years OF MS
connection with this instltutlon, mere
has never neen cnatge OF any unklnu'
ness or mlstreatment on MS part OF any
employee or convict; TO the contrary,
MS management OF tnis great trust mas mas
always been chsracterlzed 6y the greatest
kindness end humanity. Inc Pehltehu,,
ary prior 10 the lease 10 Hamllton mao
cost the state hundreds OF thousanos Oh
dollars, and at the time ne TOOK posses,
sion there were only a iew dilapiuatea
buildings and the oio wall lna'l '!s
present extent) which came into ms
possession. Under his management the
State has since been practically relieved
of every expense on account OF the
penitentlary. new walls surrounding tne
entire institution, new factory, houses.
shops, chapel, hospitals. dlnlng rooms
and heating apparatus, center buildings
and offices, machinery, tools, ETC., nave
all been erected and put into the insti'
tuition by him, and about $5S,50o W IN
money paid into the State treasury on
account Of the lease; the State having
derived in money and work during the
time OF the lease nearly $2W,OOo w.
without incurriDg dollar OF expense,
excepting the salary OF its Superintendent
who was elected, and under the superv'-
sion of the Governor, to guard the interest
of the State. There is an unsettled
balance now between the State authori'
ties and the former lessees OF the
penitentiary growing out Of difference
Of Interpretation of their contract and
the construction heretofore put upon It,
In February of the present year Col
Hamilton submitted proposition to the
ATTIC rney General and Board OF Control
Of the penitentiary tor settlement and
adjustment Of the matter when propo.
sit,on is still pending as an agreement
based upon the terms and conditions o.
! the prOpOsition, but has not yet been